Bob Bromley

That’s pretty clear. I certainly hope the formula changes too. For the recreational funding that goes to communities here, my community of Ndilo is in an awkward position as they’re considered part of Yellowknife, and the community of Detah, which is really an extension of the Ndilo/Detah community is funded separately, I believe, from Ndilo. Is there any consideration to working with Ndilo on this awkwardness and predicament it puts them in? It’s sort of difficult for them to compete for Yellowknife funds, and Detah funds were meant for Detah, so it’s difficult for them also for the Ndilo...

Just briefly, I know the Minister has been looking at building standards and other legislation that might cover it, but can I just get an update on where the Minister is at with that? I know last time we chatted he was going to look at the new federal legislation that we subscribed to, or ascribed to. I forget what it was called, the building codes, the National Building Codes anyway, which had an energy element in it, an energy standard and we were going to subscribe to that. Could I get an update on that? Thank you.

Thank you very much for that information. Can we say what those assets are?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Recently the Premier announced that the Alberta Energy Regulator has been chosen to provide expert advice to our new oil and gas regulator, noting, “This model was arrived at by careful review and consideration of several possible models.” I would very much like to see the report that Cabinet considered on this.

Since then, I have received many expressions of dismay from the public at the intent to use the Alberta regulator; with some saying they felt sick to their stomach at this choice. They provide me with a little review and consideration of their own.

Here are some...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You did say 6-35? Yes, on the Healthy Choices Initiative, I see that has increased a bit here. Generally I’m supportive of this sort of work. I just want to mention that there is a lot of research coming out, you can hear it on the radio these days, CBC, on how the effectiveness of learning programs and physical activity conducted outdoors has exceptional benefits above indoors, both for academic and physical activity. There’s something that’s more calming and has some unexpected attributes. I know this is probably an application type of fund and I’m wondering if the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to note on the previous page that it looks like we’ve dropped 20 positions from this department rather than 19, according to numbers here. I just noticed that we’re up 33 percent with compensation and benefits for the directorate and yet we’ve gone down 20 positions in the department. I see we picked up a property assessment and the directorate has gone up by five positions.

Could I just have an explanation, given that we’re dropping a lot of our responsibilities in the department – sorry, we are transferring a lot of our responsibilities over to Lands – and...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I had a similar question on the lease. It seems like it did in the land quantum that we’re talking about here, the previously federal land coming over. I think last year our lease revenue was $700,000 from MACA and so that’s been transferred over, it’s $7,000 and now we’re talking about $1.3 million from the federal government, but given the land quantum difference between Commissioner’s land and the federal land, that seems like a small amount. Any explanation for that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to comment on the high performance athlete grant for $100,000. I know that is super appreciated by our athletes that are now competing, and winning, at the national and Olympic level. I am wondering if there has been any thought to increasing that, given the levels that our athletes are competing at and the number of athletes that we are starting to see. You know, just in the last year I can think of constituents that have won Western Canada and national championships in their sports. I know many of us could say similar sorts of things, so is it time to...

Thank you. Just related to that, in terms of the conservation, ultimately we’re talking sustainability here, and I think that’s a pillar in this department. How would that be brought in to all of this?

I’m just wondering, like, 19 positions, say, would be a couple million dollars, and transfer of $2.73 million, so we’re not transferring any O and M with that, just the $2.73 million? I just want to be clear on that. It sounds like there hasn’t been much efficiency in the transfer of 19 positions and the programs that go with them.